The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-29
M'GARIGLE MISSING.
Tho Convicted Chicago Boobies
Gives the Sheriff the SLIP at
His Residence.

Tho Convicted Chicago Boodlee
Gives the Sheriff the snip at
His Residence.
He Unaccountably Disappears Willis
Taking Q Bath Theories Of Kid
naping.
Shsllenbcrgsr, the Child xurdsrsr.
Lyuched at Nsbraska City, Hsb.-
He Curses the Mob.
CHICAGO, July 25-W. }. McGarigle. the
convicted boodler, escaped Saturday night,
and yesterday every available policeman
and detective in Chicago was trying vainly
to find him-the former chief Of the police
Of the city-while kilograms were sent all
over tho country in the hope Of heading
him of; but notwithstanding these efforts
toward his recapture, little hope is enter
tanned that he will ever again be in the Gus
tody Of the people OF Cook County-people
at whose unlawful expense he throve and
fattened for years.
Saturday evening Sheriff Matson drove
up to the county Jail In his buggy, got out
and disappeared in the building, reappear-
ing in few moments with McGarigle and
the two entered the vehicle and drove
north. Their destination was McGarigle's
house on Race street, Lakeview. Upon ar
irving there the two dismounted and en-.
tered the house. McGarigle greeted his
wife and children very ahcctiOnately and
all entered the front room. In few mo-
ments McGarigle went upstairs to see the
baby, Sheriff Matson remaining below in
the front room. Although McGarigle was
out Of sight he was not out Of hearing Of
the sheriff, who heard him talking In the
room upstairs.
Presently McGarigle descended and said
he would like to take Q bath. Back OF the
front room in which Sheriff Matson had re-
manned was Q large parlor bedroom, and Of
this the bath room. Mc1arlgle went into
the back room, accompanied by his wife,
and closed the door, and Sheriff Matson
heard Mrs. McGarigle tell the domestic to
bring some clothing for McGarigle. Sheriff
Matson could hear the water running in
the bath tub and no waited liberal time
for the bath and then asked McGarigle's
little girl, who had remained in the room
with HIM, to tell her father he must
hasten. The child went to deliver the
message, entered the back room and did
not resppcar.
When, after considerable time. the little
girl had not returned, the sheriff for the
first time grew suspicious that something
was wrong, and stepping to the door that
| separated the front parlor from the bed.
room, knocked aud called McGarigle. Nc
response was received, and upon entering
| the bedroom, Mrs. McGarigle said that her
husband must DO still in the bath. The
| sheriff at once made for the bathroom. and
upon entering saw that McGarigle had not
| changed his underwear and had not been
IN the bath. Then came hasty search
through the rooms, looking over and under
| the beds and in the clothes closet, but Nc
Carlyle had disappeared entirely.
| The sheriff ran out OF the house and
searched the yard and the outhouses and
finally roamed the neighboring yards, but
was unable to find q trace Of his prisoner.
When finally he FASTENED to the nearest
| station the police of the entire city were
! soon aroused and detectives by the score
began to scour the city and every police
| man was ordered to remain on duty in
definitely in the hope that some Of them
might be fortunate enough to run across
the ex-warden.
A novel theory to explain the disappear
ance Of McGarigle was quite generally dis
! cussed last evening. 1t was nothing less
than that he had been kidnapped, and his
former companions in the Doodle ring were
the persons suspected of making away
with him. The motive ascribed is the fact
that McGarigle, whom they undoubtedly
snew was negotiating with the States
Attorney, would make such disclosures
as to, beyond peradventure, send all
indicted commissioners to the peni-
Tertiary, and also involve persons not
in Office, bat OF infinitrly greater import
ance than any yet brought to book. The
States Attorney acknowledged last nigh,
that the sticking point in the conferences
between himself and McGarigle was the
refusal OF the latter to say he would
give information duplicating NJ. G.
Mcdonald. Tt bear out the kidnapping
theory attention was called to numerous
circumstances, slight in themselves. But
the greatest s.ress is laid on the fact that
recapture meant to McGarigle vigorous
prosecution ON twenty-one additional in
dictmcnts, while disclosure such as de-
sired guaranteed him freedom and no risk
except from the anger Of his associates.
sHELLENBERGER LYNCHED.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., July 29.-About
hree o'clock yesterday morning $50 men,
all armed, came quietly into town, went
silently to the Jail and demanded entrance
It was refused. The mcu then proceeded to
dig under the jail walls. In this way they
soon effected an entrance into the Jail
Shellenberger, the notorious murderer,
was then taken from his cell by tho
men and hanged in the Jail yard. Shell
lenberger was strung up SIX times t.
force him to make a confession; but he per-
sistently declared his innocence. He was
strung up with curses on his lips, saying
''I'll haunt you II I can" The mob was
composed chiefly Of German farmers from
| the vicinity Of the murder. At one time q
yell was raised to lynch the prisoners
lawyers also, which was agreed to by q
number Of the mob, but wiser counsel pre-
vailed.
The CRIME for which Shellenberger was
lynched was one OF the most atrocious and
blacklist in the history Of the State. The
victim was Maggie Shellenberger, q bright
child OF eleven years Of age. April %,
1886, the father came to town and
informed the coroner and sheriff that his
little daughter, Maggie. had committed su-
icide. She was found at the bottom of
the celler steps with two frightful cuts
across the throat, one almost severing
the neck from the body. Shellenberger
and his wife, stepmother to Maggie, were
| arrested on suspicion, and at the trial he
| was convicted Of murder and sentenced to
hang, but secured another hearing in the
Supreme Court, and his execution was put
OF indefinitely. The woman secured q
change Of venue to Lancaster County, and
had her trial at Lincoln several months
ago, when the jury failed to agree.